The Master And The Margarita, London

The return of the superb Complicite to the Barbican is always a cause for joy. Following Shun-kin and A Disappearing Number, Simon McBurney's company offers an adapation of the cult Soviet novel The Master And Margarita, the complex plotting of which is dominated by the figure of the Devil, who wreaks havoc as a professor of black magic in Stalinist Russia. Written by Mikhail Bulgakov (being played by Alex Jennings in Collaborators at the National) in the years before his death in 1940, and only published in 1967, the vivid characters alone should provide plenty for Complicite's innovative style to feast on.

Buzzcut, Glasgow

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The sudden, sad loss of New Territories and Into The New was a major setback for Scottish theatre, but Buzzcut – a new artist-led festival with a pay-what-you-can policy – aims to fill the gap. There's plenty to tempt, with work such as Sarah Hopfinger's new show These Age-old Present Memories, exploring ageing (Wed), and Thom Scullion's Play [Station] (Wed & Fri), which invites the public to help him complete the videogame that defeated him as a child. Put together at short notice, the festival is a tribute to New Territories' radical tradition.

The Old Hairdressers and The Glue Factory, Wed to 18 Mar

Lyn Gardner

Moon On A Rainbow Shawl, London

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A Caribbean classic comes to the National this week. Moon On A Rainbow Shawl was written in 1953 by actor-playwright Errol John who, like one of his aspiring characters, had come to the UK from Trinidad two years previously. In this slice of Trinidad, life teems as troops return from the second world war, neighbours drink, brawl and judge, and others dream of a better life. The cast includes Jude Akuwudike, Jenny Jules and Danny Sapani.

National Theatre: Cottesloe, SE1, to 9 Jun

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Hound Of The Baskervilles, Huddersfield

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Sherlock Holmes is very much back in fashion courtesy of the TV series with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, so this version of one of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous Holmes and Watson stories may well hit the box office jackpot, whether in Huddersfield or on its subsequent English tour. It's a terrific Victorian yarn about the debauchery of the aristocracy and the demonic hell hound sent to punish the wickedness of the Baskerville family. What makes this production particularly interesting however is the involvement of Imitating The Dog, a contemporary theatre company whose astonishing visual flair and trickery is likely to be put to good use here.

Lawrence Batley Theatre, Mon to 17 Mar, touring to 19 May

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Anne Boleyn, Cambridge

Anne Boleyn. Photograph: Robert Day

After two runs at the Globe, it's great to see Howard Brenton's seriously enjoyable and intelligent play going out on tour with a little help from English Touring Theatre. Religion gets unexpectedly sexy here in a show that not only offers tips on Tudor contraception but which also presents Henry VIII's second wife as a singularly shrewd woman who was not above using her charms to promote the cause of Protestantism and religious reform. This is a serious play wrapped up in a frisky historical drama as Henry attempts to get his hand above Anne's knee and she holds out for the greater prize: not just a crown but a chance to ensure the flowering of her favoured faith. It was a wonderfully warm evening when it was performed at the Globe and here's hoping that nothing is lost from the production in more traditional theatres on tour.

Cambridge Arts Theatre, Thu to 17 Mar, touring to 12 May

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Gypsy, Leicester

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Paul Kerryson's revival of The King And I has just enjoyed a hugely successful regional tour, and now he turns his attention to another large-scale production. First performed on Broadway in 1959, this musical by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim was inspired by the memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee and tells of Mama Rose, the original stage mother from hell, who has grand ambitions for her two daughters to become the star she wanted to be. It's got some fabulous songs, including Let Me Entertain You, but it's seldom staged because it's a big show with an even bigger central role in Mama Rose. Here it's the fine Australian actress Caroline O'Connor who gets her chance.

Curve, to 15 Apr

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Birmingham Royal Ballet, London

Coppelia. Photograph: Roy Smiljanic

Birmingham Royal Ballet's short London season showcases three love stories, each ideal for the dancers' comic dramatic talents. Programme 1 is a double bill of Ashton ballets: his 1951 setting of Daphnis & Chloë, plus Two Pigeons – choreographed a decade later – in which sentimentality is redeemed by simple, true emotions. The second programme sees a rare outing for Peter Wright's take on Coppélia, which finds wit and sweetness in the Hoffmann-inspired story.

London Coliseum, WC2, Tue to 18 Mar

Judith Mackrell

Shobana Jeyasingh, London

Classic Cut. Photograph: Chris Nash

Next year, Shobanah Jeyasingh will celebrate the 25th anniversary of her company and 25 years as a pioneer in contemporary south Asian dance. Classic Cut, a double bill spanning close to 25 years, opens with Configurations, the 1988 work with Michael Nyman that created a hybrid of British and Indian traditions. With new lighting by Lucy Carter, this version has been revised to accelerate the speed and detail of the original. Jeyasingh's new work, Dev Kahan Hai?/Where Is Dev?, by contrast, uses Bollywood samples and returns Jeyasingh to the formal storytelling roots of classical Asian dance.